Guide to the Papers of John Lewis (as filmed by the AJCP)

Great Britain at sea and St Vincent Cape., 22 August 1853 - 24 August 1853 (File 2)

John Lewis to his wife re his health, his duties, death of children and their burial at Cape Verde Islands.

Melbourne, J.L. to wife, 24 November 1853 (File 3)

Re arrival from Sydney; sailing 3 Dec via Falklands - immense amount of gold on board; dirty place; high prices and wages; bringing her a bulla bulla bird.

Accounts of wages, 26 January 1855 - August 1855 (File 4)

Certificate of character and discharge, 21 August 1855 - 7 January 1856 (File 5)

Rules for passengers, n.d. (File 6)

(photocopy)

Liverpool, John Lewis to parents, 3 September 1856 (File 7)

Re ill health; Royal Charter to sail on 10 Oct full of passengers; hard time last voyage.

Royal Charter at sea [enroute to Australia]. John Lewis to wife, 15 March 1857 (File 8)

Re bad weather; two births and no deaths; two fires on board - powder thrown overboard.

Melbourne, John Lewis to daughter, 11 January 1858 (File 9)

Sending her verses, hopes she is good to baby . [verses wanting]

Melbourne. John Lewis to daughter, 30 March 1858 (File 10)

Hopes she is good; to sail for England on 8 April.

Liverpool. John Lewis to mother re birth of son, 15 September 1858 (File 11)

Royal Charter at sea [to Australia]. John Lewis to wife will eat meals regularly, 2 October [1858?] (File 12)

Off Cork, John Lewis to wife has written on Wednesday (see no. 12) he is well, 4 October [1858?] (File 13)

At sea (enroute to Australia). John Lewis to wife, his health, 22 May 1859 (postmark) (File 14)

Gibbs, Bright and Co, (Liverpool) to John Lewis, 2 October 1856 (File 15)

Re his appointment as purser on Royal Charter.

Purser's Instructions (4p) (File 16)

Accounts of wages, 25 April 1857 - 21 October 1857 (File 17)

Certificates of character and of discharge, 16 August 1856 - 21 October 1857 (File 18)

Abstracts of Log Royal Charter 5th voyage (4p), 23 Oct 1858 - 28 Dec 1858 and 30 January 1859 - 4 April 1859 (File 19)

Details of wind, course, coals consumed.

Receipt from Gibbs, Bright and Co., 19 July 1858 (File 20)

Re shortage of supplies on Royal Charter voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool.

F. Cobham, Accidental Death Insurance Co, London, to Mrs Ann Lewis, Bristol, re receipt for policy, 23 January 1860 (File 21)

Copy of receipt signed by Ann Lewis re death insurance policy, 25 January 1860 (File 22)

(Ann Lewis) Bristol to Solby re payment of insurance policy, 25 January (1860) (File 23)

Press cuttings re wreck of Royal Charter papers include Western Daily Press, Morning Post, Times (File 24)